WO2013139753A1 - Adjuvant de mélange en cuve particulaire solide comprenant une base choisie parmi un carbonate et/ou un phosphate - Google Patents

Adjuvant de mélange en cuve particulaire solide comprenant une base choisie parmi un carbonate et/ou un phosphate Download PDF

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WO2013139753A1
WO2013139753A1 PCT/EP2013/055608 EP2013055608W WO2013139753A1 WO 2013139753 A1 WO2013139753 A1 WO 2013139753A1 EP 2013055608 W EP2013055608 W EP 2013055608W WO 2013139753 A1 WO2013139753 A1 WO 2013139753A1
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Gerhard Schnabel
Marc Nolte
Gerhard GENARI
Paul Klingelhoefer
Mariano Ignacio ETCHEVERRY
Steven Bowe
John FRIHAUF
Chad BROMMER
Terrance M. Cannan
Walter Thomas
Maarten Staal
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N25/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application, e.g. seed treatment or sequential application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N37/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
    • A01N37/36—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids
    • A01N37/38—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids having at least one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to an aromatic ring system
    • A01N37/40—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a singly bound oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same carbon skeleton, this oxygen or sulfur atom not being a member of a carboxylic group or of a thio analogue, or of a derivative thereof, e.g. hydroxy-carboxylic acids having at least one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to an aromatic ring system having at least one carboxylic group or a thio analogue, or a derivative thereof, and one oxygen or sulfur atom attached to the same aromatic ring system
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N57/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds
    • A01N57/18—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-carbon bonds
    • A01N57/20—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-carbon bonds containing acyclic or cycloaliphatic radicals

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  • Solid particulate tank mix adjuvant comprising a base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate
  • the present invention relates to q method for preparing a tank mix, which comprises the step of contacting a pesticide formulation, water, and a tank mix adjuvant, wherein the tank mix adjuvant comprises a base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate, and wherein the tank mix adjuvant is present in form of a particulate solid, which contains at least 10 wt% of the base.
  • the invention also relates to a use of a tank mix adjuvant for increasing the efficacy of a pesticide, wherein the tank mix adjuvant comprises a base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate, and wherein the tank mix adjuvant is present in form of a particulate solid, which contains at least 10 wt% of the base; to a tank mix adjuvant which comprises an auxiliary and a base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate, wherein the tank mix adjuvant is present in form in form of a particulate solid, which contains at least 10 wt% of the base; and to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the tank mix is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment.
  • WO 92/12637 discloses a dry water soluble or dispersible composition comprising glyphosate and an acid acceptor.
  • EP 1203532 discloses a solid water soluble composition comprising glyphosate and alkali- or ammoniumhydrogencarbonate or carbonate as binder.
  • WO 87/04712 dis- closes a method of preparing a particulate alkali metal salt of glyphosate comprising adding a solid alkali metal base.
  • Such dry formulations comprising both glyphosate and base are disadvantageous because the ratio of glyphosate and base are fixed.
  • the object was solved by a method for preparing a tank mix, which comprises the step of contacting a pes- ticide formulation, water, and a tank mix adjuvant, wherein the tank mix adjuvant comprises a base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate, and wherein the tank mix adjuvant is present in form of a particulate solid, which contains at least 10 wt% of the base.
  • the contacting of the pesticide formulation, water, and the tank mix adjuvant may be achieved by mixing the components in any sequence.
  • the contacting may take place in a tank, in which the tank mix is prepared, by pouring the pesticide formulation, water, and the tank mix adjuvant into the tank, optionally followed by stirring.
  • the contacting is done at ambient temperature, such as from 5 to 45 °C.
  • the weight ratio of pesticide formulation to water is usually in a range of from 1 :1 to 1 : 10000, more preferably from 1 :5 to 5000, and in particular from 1 :10 to 1 :1000.
  • the tank mix is usually an aqueous liquid, which is ready to be applied (e.g. by spraying) in the method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants.
  • the tank mix contains at least 50 wt% water, preferably at least 65 wt%, more prefer- ably at least 80 wt% and in particular at least 90 wt%.
  • the water is preferably untreated natural water, such as ground water, rain water collected in a water reservoir, river water, or lake water.
  • treated water relates to tap water, which has passed a sewage plant.
  • the water may be soft, medium or hard water. Preferably it is medium or hard water. Usually, the water has a hardness of at least 5 °dH, preferably at least 10 °dH, more preferably at least 15 °dH, and in particular at least 20 °dH (German degrees of hardness). In another form the water contains at least 0,1 mmol/l, preferably at least 1 ,0 mmol/l, more preferably at least 2,0 mmol/l, even more preferably at least 3,0 mmol/l, and in particular at least 3,5 mmol/l of the sum of calcium ions and magnesium ions.
  • the tank mix which may have a tank mix acidity of at least pH 5,0.
  • the tank mix acidity corresponds to a pH of at least 6,0, better of at least 7,0, more preferably of at least 7,5, es- pecially preferred of at least 8,0 and in particular of at least 8,5.
  • the tank mix acidity may correspond to a pH of up to 13,0, preferably of up to 1 1 ,0 and in particular of up to 9,0.
  • the tank mix acidity is usually determined as pH value at 20 °C without dilution of the tank mix.
  • the base is selected from a carbonate, a phosphate, or a mixture thereof.
  • the base is selected from an alkali salt of a carbonate, an alkali salt of hydrogencarbonate, or mixtures thereof.
  • Alkali salts refer to salts containing preferably sodium and/or potassium as cations.
  • the carbonate and the phosphate may be present in any crystall modification, in pure form, as technical quality, or as hydrates (e.g. K2CO3 x 1 ,5 H2O).
  • Suitable carbonates are alkali or earth alkaline salts of CO3 2" or of HCO3 " (hydrocarbonates).
  • Preferred carbonates are alkali salts of CCV or of HCO3 " .
  • Especially preferred carbonates are selected from sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogencarbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium hydrogencarbonate, and mixtures thereof. Mixtures of carbonates are also possible.
  • Preferred mixtures of carbonates comprise alkali salts of C03 2_ and alkali salts of HCO3 " .
  • Especially preferred mixtures of carbonates comprise potassium carbonate and potassium hydrogencarbonate; or sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogencarbonate.
  • the weight ratio of alkali salts of CO3 2" (e.g. K2CO3) to alkali salts of HCO3 " (e.g. KHCO3) may be in the range of 1 :20 to 20:1 , preferably 1 :10 to 10:1 .
  • the weight ratio of alkali salts of C03 2" (e.g. K2CO3) to alkali salts of HCO3 " (e.g. KHCO3) may be in the range of 1 : 1 to 1 :25, preferably of 1 :2 to 1 :18, and in particular of 1 :4 to 1 : 14.
  • Suitable phosphates are alkaline or earth alkaline salts of secondary or tertiary phosphates, pyrrophosphates, and oligophosphates.
  • Alkali salts of phosphates are preferred, such as Na3P0 4 , Na2HP0 4 , and NaH2P0 4 ,and mixtures thereof.
  • the tank mix may comprise further bases, such as an organic amine and/or an inorganic base, which is different from the base.
  • the tank mix comprises up to 40 mol%, preferably up to 15 mol%, and in particular up to 3 mol% further bases, based on the total amount of the base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate.
  • the tank mix is essentially free of further bases.
  • inorganic bases are a hydroxide, a silicate, a borate, an oxide, or mixtures thereof.
  • the inorganic base comprises a hydroxide.
  • Suitable hydroxides are alkaline, earth alkaline, or organic salts of hydroxides.
  • Preferred hydroxides are NaOH, KOH and choline hydroxide, wherein KOH and choline hydroxide are pre- ferred.
  • Suitable silicates are alkaline or earth alkaline silicates, such as potassium silicates.
  • Suitable borates are alkaline or earth alkaline borates, such as potassium, sodium or calcium borates. Fertilizers containing borates are also suitable.
  • Suitable oxides are alkaline or earth alkaline oxides, such as calcium oxide or magnesium oxide.
  • oxides are used together with chelating bases.
  • the base and the further base may be present in dispersed or dissolved form in the tank mix, wherein the dissolved form is preferred.
  • the base and the further base have preferably has a solubility in water of at least 1 g/l at 20 °C, more preferably of at least 10 g/l, and in particular at least 100 g/l.
  • the amount of the base depends on the desired pH value in the tank mix (i.e. the tank mix acidity).
  • the desired pH may be selected and then the required amount of base is added while controlling the pH value of the tank mix.
  • the tank mix may contain from 0,4 to 200 g/l, preferably from 0,8 to 100 g/l, and in particular from 2 to 50 g/l of the base.
  • the molar ratio of the base to the pesticide may be from 30 : 1 to 1 : 10, preferably from 10 : 1 to 1 : 5, and in particular from 5 : 1 to 1 : 1 .
  • the sum of all bases e.g. CO3 2" and HCO3 "
  • the sum of all pesticides preferably of all anionic pesticides
  • the tank mix adjuvant is essentially free of pesticides.
  • the adjuvant usually contains less than 1 wt%, preferably less than 0,2 wt%, and in particular less than 0,05 wt% of a pesticide.
  • the tank mix adjuvant is present in form of a particulate solid (e.g. at 20 °C), which contains at least 10 wt%, preferably at least 20 wt%, and in particular at least 30 wt% of the base.
  • the tank mix adjuvant is present in form of a particulate solid (e.g. at 20 °C), which contains at least 50 wt%, preferably at least 80 wt%, and in particular at least 90 wt% of the base.
  • the tank mix adjuvant may contain up to 99 wt%, preferably up to 95 wt, and in particular up to 90 wt% of the base.
  • the particulate solid may have a particle size D90 of up to 100 mm, preferably up to 10 mm, and in particular up to 5 mm.
  • the particle size may be determined by sieving.
  • the particulate solid may contain less than 1 wt% dust.
  • Dust means typically particles, which have a particle size of below 50 ⁇ .
  • the particulate solid may be soluble in water (e.g. in the tank mix) in an amount of at least 0,5 wt%, preferably at least 5 wt%, and in particular at least 20 wt%.
  • the particulate solid may a pH value (10 wt% in water) of at least 8,0, preferably at least 8,5, more preferably at least 9,0, even more preferably at least 9,5, in particular at least 10,0, even more particular at least 1 1 ,0.
  • the particulate solid may comprise auxiliaries, such as those listed below.
  • the par- ticulate solid comprises auxiliaries such as anti-foaming agents (e.g. silicones), binders, anti- drift agents, crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid), or separating agents.
  • the particulate solid may comprise up to 15 wt%, preferably up to 10 wt%, and in particular up to 5 wt% auxiliaries.
  • Suitable separating agents are kaolinite, aluminum silicate, aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate.
  • the particulate solid may contain up to 5 wt%, preferably up to 2 wt% of the separating agent.
  • the particulate solid may contain at least 0,01 wt%, preferably at least 0,1 wt%, and in particular at least 0,5 wt% of the separating agent.
  • the particulate solid contains at least 80 wt% of the base (such as an alkali salt of CO3 2" and/or an alkali salt of HCO3 " ), up to 10 wt% auxiliaries (e.g. a separating agent), and has a particle size D90 of up to 10 mm.
  • the particulate solid contains at least 90 wt% of the base (such as an alkali salts of CO3 2" and/or an alkali salts of HCO3 " ), up to 5 wt% auxiliaries (e.g. a separating agent), and has a particle size D90 of up to 10 mm.
  • the method for preparing the tank mix may comprises the step of contacting a pesticide formulation, water, a tank mix adjuvant, and optionally an auxiliary.
  • the pesticide formulation may also comprise an auxiliary, which may be different or identical to the auxiliary to be added to the tank mix.
  • auxiliaries are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protec- tive colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibilizers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents, crystallization inhibitors, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.
  • Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e.g. kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes; alcohols, e.g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzylalcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones, e.g. cyclohexanone; esters, e.g.
  • mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point e.g. kerosene, diesel oil
  • oils of vegetable or animal origin oils of vegetable or animal origin
  • aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated
  • lactates carbonates, fatty acid esters, gamma-butyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides, e.g. N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethylamides; and mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred solvents are organic solvents.
  • Suitable crystallization inhibitors are polyacrylic acids and their salts, whereas the latter are preferred.
  • the salts of polyacrylic acids may be ammonium, primary, secondary or tetiatry ammonium derivatives, or alkali metal salts (e.g. sodium, potassium, lithium ions), wherein alkali metal salts such as sodium salts are preferred.
  • the polyacrylic acids and their salts usually have a molecular weight (as determined by GPC, calibration with polystyrene suphonates) of 1000 Da to 300 kDa, preferably of 1000 Da to 80 kDa, and in particular 1000 Da to 15 kDa.
  • the crystallization inhibitors are usually water-soluble, e.g.
  • the tank mix usually contains from 0,0001 to 0,2 wt%, pref- eralby from 0,005 to 0,05 wt% of the crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid).
  • the tank mix adjuvant usually contains from 0,1 to 5,0 wt%, preferalby from 0,25 to 2,5 wt% of the crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid). In another form the tank mix adjuvant may contain up to 10 wt% of the crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid).
  • Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharide powders, e.g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e.g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e.g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.
  • mineral earths e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide
  • polysaccharide powders e.g. cellulose, starch
  • fertilizers e.g
  • Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emusifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective col- loid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon's, Vol.1 : Emulsifiers & Detergents, McCutcheon's Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North American Ed.).
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof.
  • sulfonates are alkylarylsulfonates, diphenylsulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignine sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkylnaphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates.
  • Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters.
  • Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters.
  • Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-subsituted fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
  • alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 50 equivalents.
  • Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide.
  • N-subsititued fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides.
  • esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides.
  • sugar- based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or al- kylpolyglucosides.
  • polymeric surfactants are home- or copolymers of vinylpyrroli- done, vinylalcohols, or vinylacetate.
  • Preferred nonionic surfactants are alkylpolyglucosides and alkoxylates (e.g. alkylamines, which have been alkoxylated).
  • Preferred alkoxylates are linear or branched Cs-Cu alkylamines, which have been ethoxylated.
  • the tank mix adjuvant contains at least 10 g/l, preferably at least 50 g/l, and in particular at least 100 g/l of the nonionic surfactants.
  • the tank mix adjuvant contains up to 600 g/l, preferably up to 500 g/l, and in particular up to 400 g/l of the non-ionic surfactants.
  • Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines.
  • Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkylbetains and imidazolines.
  • Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide.
  • Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples of polyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers.
  • polybases are polyvinylamines or pol- yethyleneamines.
  • Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a neglectable or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the pesticide on the target. Examples are surfactants, mineral or vegetable oils, and other auxilaries. Further examples are listed by Knowles, Adjuvants and additives, Agrow Reports DS256, T&F Informa UK, 2006, chapter 5.
  • Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e.g. xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose), anorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.
  • Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.
  • Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, urea and glycerin.
  • Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids.
  • Preferred anti-foaming agents are silicones, such as polydimethylsiloxan.
  • Silicone based anti- foamng agents are commercially available, e.g. as KM 72 from Shin Etsu, SAG® 220 or SAG® 30 from Momentive, or Antifoam AF-30.
  • Suitable colorants are pigments of low water solubility and water- soluble dyes.
  • examples are inorganic colorants (e.g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanofer- rate) and organic colorants (e.g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants).
  • Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl alcohols, pol- yacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.
  • Suitable anti-drift agents are for example nonionic polymers (such as polyacrylamides, polyethylene glycols, or guar gum with a molecular weight of at least 20 kDa, preferably at least 50 kDa, and in particular at least 100 kDa.
  • nonionic polymers such as polyacrylamides, polyethylene glycols, or guar gum with a molecular weight of at least 20 kDa, preferably at least 50 kDa, and in particular at least 100 kDa.
  • Such products are commercially available under the tradenames Guar DV27 from Rhodia, Companion® Gold, Border® EG, Direct®, Affect® GC.
  • Further examples for anti-drift agents are oils, such as mineral oil, plant oils, methylated seed oil; lecithin; selfemulsifiably polyesters; surfactants, such as those mentioned above.
  • Such products are commercially available under the tradenames Termix® 5910, Wheather Guard Complete, Comp
  • the tank mix adjuvant contains at least 20 g/l, preferably at least 50 g/l, and in particu-lar at least 100 g/l of the anti-drift agents.
  • the tank mix adjuvant contains up to 400 g/l, preferably up to 300 g/l, and in particular up to 200 g/l of the anti-drift agents.
  • Humectans are typically compounds, which attract and/or keep water within the adjuvant.
  • humectants are glycerol or sugar syrups, wherein sugar syrups are preferred.
  • Suitable sugar syrups are syrups, which contain mono-, di-, and/or oligosaccharides.
  • Examples are glucose syrup, maltitol syrup, maltose syrup and glucose-fructose-syrup, wherein the glucose-fructose-syrup is preferred.
  • Preferred syrups contain at least 30 wt% fructose and at least 25 wt% glucose, more preferably at least 40 wt% fructose and at least 35 wt% glucose, wherein the wt% are on a dry basis.
  • the sugar syrups may contain water, such as up to 40 wt%, preferably up to 30 wt%.
  • the sugar syrups are based on corn hydrolysate (so called corn syrups).
  • the tank mix adjuvant may comprise 5 to 70 wt%, preferably 10 to 50 wt%, and in particular 15 to 40 wt% of the humectant.
  • Preferred auxiliaries are anti-freezing agents, crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid), and surfactants (such as alkylpolyglucosides and alkoxylates (e.g. amines, which have been alkoxylated)).
  • crystallization inhibitors e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid
  • surfactants such as alkylpolyglucosides and alkoxylates (e.g. amines, which have been alkoxylated)).
  • Pesticide formulations are generally known and commercially available. Pesticide formulations usually comprise a pesticide and an auxiliary. Pesticide formulaitons may be any type of agro- chemical formulation, such as solid or liquid formulations. Examples for composition types are suspensions (e.g. SC, OD, FS), emulsifiable concentrates (e.g. EC), emulsions (e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME), capsules (e.g. CS, ZC), pastes, pastilles, wettable powders or dusts (e.g. WP, SP,
  • suspensions e.g. SC, OD, FS
  • emulsifiable concentrates e.g. EC
  • emulsions e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME
  • capsules e.g. CS, ZC
  • pastes e.g. WP, SP,
  • the pesticide formulation is an aqeous liquid formulation, such as an SL formulation.
  • the pesticide formulation may contain at least 10 wt%, preferably at least 20 wt%, and in particular at least 30 wt% of the pesticide.
  • composition types and their preparation are:
  • a pesticide and 5-15 wt% wetting agent e.g. alcohol alkoxylates
  • a water-soluble solvent e.g. alcohols
  • a pesticide and 1 -10 wt% dispersant e. g. polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • a dispersant e. g. polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • organic solvent e.g. cyclohexanone
  • emulsifiers e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate
  • water-insoluble organic solvent e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
  • emulsifiers e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate
  • 20-40 wt% water-insoluble organic solvent e.g. aro- matic hydrocarbon
  • This mixture is introduced into up to 100 wt% water by means of an emulsifying machine and made into a homogeneous emulsion. Dilution with water gives an emulsion.
  • a pesticide In an agitated ball mill, 20-60 wt% of a pesticide are comminuted with addition of 2-10 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate), 0,1 -2 wt% thickener (e.g. xanthan gum) and up to 100 wt% water to give a fine active substance suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance. For FS type composition up to 40 wt% binder (e.g. polyvinylalcohol) is added.
  • dispersants and wetting agents e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate
  • 0,1 -2 wt% thickener e.g. xanthan gum
  • 50-80 wt% of a pesticide are ground finely with addition of up to 100 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate) and prepared as water- dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (e. g. extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active sub- stance.
  • dispersants and wetting agents e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate
  • 50-80 wt% of a pesticide are ground in a rotor-stator mill with addition of 1 -5 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -3 wt% wetting agents (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate) and up to 100 wt% solid carrier, e.g. silica gel. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.
  • 1 -5 wt% dispersants e.g. sodium lignosulfonate
  • 1 wt% wetting agents e.g. alcohol ethoxylate
  • solid carrier e.g. silica gel
  • a pesticide In an agitated ball mill, 5-25 wt% of a pesticide are comminuted with addition of 3-10 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -5 wt% thickener (e.g. carboxymethylcellulose) and up to 100 wt% water to give a fine suspension of the active substance. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance.
  • dispersants e.g. sodium lignosulfonate
  • 1 -5 wt% thickener e.g. carboxymethylcellulose
  • 5-20 wt% of a pesticide are added to 5-30 wt% organic solvent blend (e.g. fatty acid dime- thylamide and cyclohexanone), 10-25 wt% surfactant blend (e.g. alkohol ethoxylate and ar- ylphenol ethoxylate), and water up to 100 %.
  • organic solvent blend e.g. fatty acid dime- thylamide and cyclohexanone
  • surfactant blend e.g. alkohol ethoxylate and ar- ylphenol ethoxylate
  • An oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a pesticide, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), 2-15 wt% acrylic monomers (e.g. methylmethacrylate, methacrylic acid and a di- or triacrylate) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. poly- vinyl alcohol). Radical polymerization initiated by a radical initiator results in the formation of poly(meth)acrylate microcapsules.
  • an oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a pesticide, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), and an isocyanate monomer (e.g.
  • diphenylmethene-4,4'-diisocyanatae are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol).
  • a protective colloid e.g. polyvinyl alcohol.
  • the addition of a polyamine results in the formation of a polyurea microcapsules.
  • the monomers amount to 1 -10 wt%.
  • the wt% relate to the total CS composition.
  • Dustable powders (DP, DS)
  • 1 -10 wt% of a pesticide are ground finely and mixed intimately with up to 100 wt% solid carrier, e.g. finely divided kaolin.
  • 0.5-30 wt% of a pesticide is ground finely and associated with up to 100 wt% solid carrier (e.g. silicate). Granulation is achieved by extrusion, spray-drying or the fluidized bed.
  • solid carrier e.g. silicate
  • Ultra-low volume liquids (UL) 1 -50 wt% of a pesticide are dissolved in up to 100 wt% organic solvent, e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon.
  • compositions types i) to xiii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • auxiliaries such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • pesticide within the meaning of the invention states that one or more compounds can be selected from the group consisting of fungicides, insecticides, nematicides, herbicide and/or safener or growth regulator, preferably from the group consisting of fungicides, insecticides or herbicides, most preferably from the group consisting of herbicides. Also mixtures of pesticides of two or more the aforementioned classes can be used. The skilled artisan is familiar with such pesticides, which can be, for example, found in the Pesticide Manual, 15th Ed. (2009), The British Crop Protection Council, London.
  • fungicides are:
  • azoxystrobin dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyribencarb, tri- floxystrobin, methyl (2-chloro-5-[1 -(3-methylbenzyloxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamate and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino- N-methyl-acetamide;
  • - carboxanilides benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, benodanil, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, isopyrazam, isotianil, kiralaxyl, mepronil, metalaxyl, met- alaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, tiadinil, 2-amino-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxanilide, N-(3',4',5'-tri- fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1 -methyl-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(4'-trifluoro-
  • carpropamid carpropamid, dicyclomet, mandiproamid, oxytetracyclin, silthiofarm and N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide;
  • - triazoles azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, dinicon- azole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole;
  • - pyridines fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]- pyridine, 3-[5-(4-methyl-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine;
  • - pyrimidines bupirimate, cyprodinil, diflumetorim, fenarimol, ferimzone, mepanipyrim, nitrapy- rin, nuarimol, pyrimethanil;
  • dicarboximides fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin;
  • non-aromatic 5-membered heterocycles famoxadone, fenamidone, flutianil, octhilinone, probenazole, 5-amino-2-isopropyl-3-oxo-4-ortho-tolyl-2,3-dihydro-pyrazole-1 -carbothioic acid S-allyl ester;
  • acibenzolar-S-methyl ametoctradin, amisulbrom, anilazin, blasticidin-S, captafol, captan, chinomethionat, dazomet, debacarb, diclomezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methyl- sulfate, fenoxanil, Folpet, oxolinic acid, piperalin, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, tri- azoxide, tricyclazole, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one, 5-chloro-1 -(4,6-dimethoxy- pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1 H-benzoimidazole and 5-chloro-7-(4-methylpiperidin-1 -yl)-6-(2,4,6- trifluorophenyl)-[1 ,2,4]triazolo[1 ,
  • guanidine guanidine, dodine, dodine free base, guazatine, guazatine-acetate, iminocta- dine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate);
  • antibiotics kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride-hydrate, streptomycin, polyoxine, val- idamycin A;
  • - nitrophenyl derivates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, nitrthal-isopropyl, tecnazen,
  • organometal compounds fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide;
  • organophosphorus compounds edifenphos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, iprobenfos, phosphorous acid and its salts, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl;
  • organochlorine compounds chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, flusulfamide, hexa- chlorobenzene, pencycuron, pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, quintozene, thi- ophanate-methyl, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl- benzenesulfonamide;
  • inorganic active substances Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur; - others: biphenyl, bronopol, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, diphenylamin, metrafenone, mildiomy- cin, oxin-copper, prohexadione-calcium, spiroxamine, tebufloquin, tolylfluanid, N-(cyclo- propylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-difluoro-pheny ⁇ acetamide, N'-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methy ⁇ formamidine, N'-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-d
  • growth regulators are:
  • acetochlor alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, mefe- nacet, metolachlor, metazachlor, napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, pretilachlor, propachlor, thenylchlor;
  • bilanafos glyphosate (e.g. glyphosate free acid, glyphosate ammo- nium salt, glyphosate isopropylammonium salt, glyphosate trimethylsulfonium salt, glyphosate potassium salt, glyphosate dimethylamine salt), glufosinate, sulfosate;
  • glyphosate e.g. glyphosate free acid, glyphosate ammo- nium salt, glyphosate isopropylammonium salt, glyphosate trimethylsulfonium salt, glyphosate potassium salt, glyphosate dimethylamine salt
  • glufosinate sulfosate
  • EPTC esprocarb, molinate, orbencarb, phenmedipham, prosulfocarb, pyributicarb, thio- bencarb, triallate;
  • acifluorfen acifluorfen, aclonifen, bifenox, diclofop, ethoxyfen, fomesafen, lactofen, ox- yfluorfen;
  • - hydroxybenzonitriles bomoxynil, dichlobenil, ioxynil; - imidazolinones: imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr;
  • - phenoxy acetic acids clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, dichlor- prop, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB, Mecoprop;
  • - pyridines aminopyralid, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, fluridone, fluroxypyr, picloram, picolinafen, thiazopyr;
  • - sulfonyl ureas amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron, triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfu- ron, triflusulfuron, trito
  • - triazines ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn, ethiozin, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, prometryn, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, triaziflam;
  • ureas chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, metha- benzthiazuron,tebuthiuron;
  • acetolactate synthase inhibitors bispyribac-sodium, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho-sulfamuron, penoxsulam, propoxycarbazone, pyribambenz-propyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyriminobac-methyl, pyrim- isulfan, pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam;
  • organo(thio)phosphates acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyri- fos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethi- on, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methamidophos, methidathion, methyl- parathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phentho- ate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, prothiofos, sulprophos, tetrachlorvinphos, terbufos, triazophos, trichlorfon;
  • - carbamates alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosul- fan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodi- carb, triazamate;
  • - pyrethroids allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin, cypermethrin, alpha- cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, prallethrin, pyrethrin I and I I, resmethrin, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin, profluthrin, dimefluthrin;
  • - insect growth regulators a) chitin synthesis inhibitors: benzoylureas: chlorfluazuron, cy- ramazin, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide, azadirachtin; c) juve- noids: pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid biosynthesis inhibitors: spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;
  • nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, 1 -(2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-2- nitrimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1 ,3,5]triazinane;
  • - GABA antagonist compounds endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, pyrafluprole,
  • - macrocyclic lactone insecticides abamectin, emamectin, milbemectin, lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;
  • oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide, propargite;
  • cryomazine cryomazine
  • the pesticide may be dissolved or dispersed in the tank mix.
  • the auxin herbicide is dissolved in the tank mix.
  • the pesticide such as the auxin herbicide, has often a solubility in water at 20 °C of at least 10 g/l, preferably of at least 50 g/l, and in particular of at least 100 g/l.
  • the pesticide comprises a growth regulator, such as prohexadione (especially prohexadione calcium).
  • the pesticide contains a anionic pesticide.
  • anionic pesticide refers to a pesticide, which is present as an anion.
  • anionic pesticides relate to pesticides comprising a protonizable hydrogen. More preferably, anionic pesticides relate to pesticides comprising a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic, phosphinic, or phosphorous acid group, especially a carboxylic acid group. The aforementioned groups may be partly present in neutral form including the protonizable hydrogen.
  • anions such as anionic pesticides comprise at least one anionic group.
  • the anionic pesticide comprises one or two anionic groups.
  • the anionic pesticide comprises exactly one anionic group.
  • An example of an anionic group is a carboxylate group (- C(O)O-).
  • the aforementioned anionic groups may be partly present in neutral form including the protonizable hydrogen.
  • the carboxylate group may be present partly in neutral form of carboxylic acid (-C(O)OH). This is preferably the case in aqueous compositions, in which an equilibrium of carboxylate and carboxylic acid may be present.
  • anionic pesticides are given in the following.
  • the names refer to a neutral form or a salt of the anionic pesticide
  • the anionic form of the anionic pesticides are meant.
  • the anionic form of dicamba may be represented by the following formula:
  • the anionic form of glyphosate may be a contain one, two, three, or a mixture therof, negative charges.
  • the acid dissociation contants pK a of glyphosate are typically 0.8 for the first phosphonic acid, 2.3 for the carboxylic acid, 6.0 for the second phosphonic acid, and 1 1.0 for the amine.
  • Suitable anionic pesticides are herbicides, which comprise a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic or phosphorous acid group, especially a carboxylic acid group.
  • herbicides which comprise a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic or phosphorous acid group, especially a carboxylic acid group.
  • Suitable aromatic acid herbicides are benzoic acid herbicides, such as diflufenzopyr, naptalam, chloramben, dicamba, 2,3,6-trichlorobenzoic acid (2,3,6-TBA), tricamba; pyrimidinyloxybenzoic acid herbicides, such as bispyribac, pyriminobac; pyrimidinylthiobenzoic acid herbicides, such as pyrithiobac; phthalic acid herbicides, such as chlorthal; picolinic acid herbicides, such as aminopyralid, clopyralid, picloram; quinolinecarboxylic acid herbicides, such as quinclorac, quinmerac; or other aromatic acid herbicides, such as aminocyclopyrachlor.
  • benzoic acid herbicides such as diflufenzopyr, naptalam, chloramben, dicamba, 2,3,6-trichlorobenzoic acid (2,3,6-TBA), tricamba
  • Suitable phenoxycarboxylic acid herbicides are phenoxyacetic herbicides, such as 4- chlorophenoxyacetic acid (4-CPA), (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-D), (3,4- dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (3,4-DA), MCPA (4-(4-chloro-o-tolyloxy)butyric acid), MCPA- thioethyl, (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4,5-T); phenoxybutyric herbicides, such as 4- CPB, 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid (2,4-DB), 4-(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid (3,4- DB), 4-(4-chloro-o-tolyloxy)butyric acid (MCPB), 4-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)butyric acid (2,4,5- TB).
  • phenoxyacetic herbicides such as 4- chlor
  • organophosphorous herbicides usually refers to herbicides containing a phosphinic or phosphorous acid group. Suitable organophosphorous herbicides comprising a carboxylic acid group are bialafos, glufosinate, glufosinate-P, glyphosate. Preferred is glyphosate.
  • Suitable other herbicides comprising a carboxylic acid are pyridine herbicides comprising a carboxylic acid, such as fluroxypyr, triclopyr; triazolopyrimidine herbicides comprising a carboxylic acid, such as cloransulam; pyrimidinylsulfonylurea herbicides comprising a carboxylic acid, such as bensulfuron, chlorimuron, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, mesosulfuron, primisulfuron, sulfome- turon; imidazolinone herbicides, such as imazamethabenz, imazamethabenz, imazamox, ima- zapic, imazapyr, imazaquin and imazethapyr; triazolinone herbicides such as flucarbazone, propoxycarbazone and thiencarbazone; aromatic herbicides such as acifluorfen, bifenox, car- fentrazone, flu
  • chlorflurenol, dalapon, endothal, flamprop, flamprop-M, flupropanate, flurenol, oleic acid, pelar- gonic acid, TCA may be mentioned as other herbicides comprising a carboxylic acid.
  • Suitable anionic pesticides are fungicides, which comprise a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic or phosphorous acid group, espcecially a carboxylic acid group.
  • fungicides which comprise a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic or phosphorous acid group, espcecially a carboxylic acid group.
  • polyoxin fungicides such as polyoxorim.
  • Suitable anionic pesticides are insecticides, which comprise a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic or phosphorous acid group, espcecially a carboxylic acid group. Examples are thuringiensin.
  • Suitable anionic pesticides are plant growth regulator, which comprise a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic or phosphorous acid group, espcecially a carboxylic acid group.
  • Examples are 1 -naphthylacetic acid, (2-naphthyloxy)acetic acid, indol-3-ylacetic acid, 4-indol-3- ylbutyric acid, glyphosine, jasmonic acid, 2,3,5-triiodobenzoic acid, prohexadione, trinexapac, preferably prohexadione and trinexapac.
  • Preferred anionic pesticides are anionic herbicides, more preferably dicamba, glyphosate, 2,4- D, aminopyralid, aminocyclopyrachlor and MCPA. Especially preferred are dicamba and glyphosate. In another preferred embodiment, dicamba is preferred. In another preferred embodiment, 2,4-D is preferred. In another preferred embodiment, glyphosate is preferred. In another preferred embodiment, MCPA is preferred.
  • the pesticide comprises an auxin herbicide.
  • auxin herbicides Various synthetic and natural auxin herbicides are known, wherein synthetic auxin herbicides are preferred.
  • the auxin herbicide comprises a protonizable hydrogen.
  • auxin herbicides relate to pesticides comprising a carboxylic, thiocarbonic, sulfonic, sulfinic, thiosulfonic or phosphorous acid group, especially a carboxylic acid group.
  • the aforementioned groups may be partly present in neutral form including the protonizable hydrogen.
  • auxin herbicides examples include indole-3acetic acid (IAA), phenyl acetic acid (PAA), 4-chloroindole-3-acetic acid (4-CI-IAA), and indole-3-butanoic acid (IBA).
  • Examples for synthetic auxin herbicides are 2,4-D and its salts, 2,4-DB and its salts, aminopyralid and its salts such as aminopyralid-tris(2- hydroxypropyl)ammonium, benazolin, chloramben and its salts, clomeprop, clopyralid and its salts, dicamba and its, dichlorprop and its salts, dichlorprop-P and its salts, fluroxypyr, MCPA and its salts, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB and its salts, mecoprop and its salts, mecoprop-P and its salts, picloram and its salts, quinclorac, quinmerac, TBA (2,3,6) and its salts, triclopyr and its salts, and aminocyclopyrachlor and its salts.
  • aminopyralid and its salts such as aminopyralid-tris(2- hydroxypropyl)ammonium, benazolin, chloramben and its salts
  • auxin herbicides are 2,4-D and its salts, and dicamba and its salts, wherein dicamba is more preferred.
  • the auxin herbicide contains an alkali metal salt of dicamba, such as sodium and/or potassium. Mixtures of the aforementioned auxin herbicides are also possible.
  • the pesticide contains organophosphorous herbicides (e.g. herbicides containing a phosphinic or phosphorous acid group) comprising a carboxylic acid group.
  • Espe- cially preferred further pesticides are bilanafos, glufosinate, glufosinate-P, glyphosate, and one or more pesticides from the class of imidazolinones.
  • glyphosate is particularly preferred.
  • the further pesticide contains an alkali metal salt of glyphosate, such as sodium and/or potassium glyphosate.
  • the auxin herbicide contains an alkali metal salt of dicamba (such as sodium and/or potassium) and a further pesticide, wich contains an alkali metal salt of glyphosate (such as sodium and/or potassium glyphosate).
  • the alkali metal salts of glyphosate may contain from one to to three (e.g. one, two or three) alkali metal ions, or a mixture thereof.
  • the alkali metal salts of glyphosate contains at least 2 equivalents (in particular two or three equiva- lents, or a mixture thereof) of alkali metal ions per glyphosate ion.
  • Examples are monosodium glyphosate, monopotassium glyphosate, disodium glyphosate, trisodium glyphosate, dipotassi- um glyphosate, tripotassium glyphosate, or mixtures thereof.
  • Preferred are disodium glyphosate, trisodium glyphosate, dipotassium glyphosate, tripotassium glyphosate, or mixtures there- of (e.g.
  • the pesticide formulation comprises glyphosate
  • the tank mix adjuvant comprises a base selected from K2CO3, KHCO3, or a mixture of thereof
  • the tank mix comprises an auxiliary selected from alkoxylates (e.g. linear or branched Cs-Cu alkylamines, which have been ethoxylated), alkylpolyglucosides and crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid).
  • the pesticide formulation comprises dicamba
  • the tank mix adjuvant comprises a base selected from K2CO3, KHCO3, or a mixture of thereof
  • the tank mix comprises an auxiliary selected from alkoxylates (e.g. linear or branched Cs-Cu alkylamines, which have been ethoxylated), alkylpolyglucosides, and crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid).
  • the pesticide formulation comprises glyphosate and an auxin herbicide (e.g. dicamba or 2,4-D)
  • the tank mix adjuvant comprises a base selected from K2CO3, KHCO3, or a mixture of thereof
  • the tank mix comprises an auxiliary selected from alkoxylates (e.g. linear or branched Cs-C-u alkylamines, which have been ethoxylated), alkylpolyglucosides, and crystallization inhibitors (e.g. salts of polyacrylic acid).
  • the present invention also relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or un- desired vegetation and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the tank mix is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment.
  • Preferred crops are: Arachis hypogaea, Beta vulgaris spec, altissima, Brassica napus var. na- pus, Brassica oleracea, Brassica juncea, Citrus limon, Citrus sinensis, Coffea arabica (Coffea canephora, Coffea liberica), Cynodon dactylon, Glycine max, Gossypium hirsutum, (Gossypium arboreum, Gossypium herbaceum, Gossypium vitifolium), Helianthus annuus, Hordeum vul- gare, Juglans regia, Lens culinaris, Linum usitatissimum, Lycopersicon lycopersicum, Malus spec, Medicago sativa, Nicotiana tabacum (N.rustica), Olea europaea, Oryza sativa ,
  • Phaseolus lunatus Phaseolus vulgaris, Pistacia vera, Pisum sativum, Prunus dulcis, Sac- charum officinarum, Secale cereale, Solanum tuberosum, Sorghum bicolor (s. vulgare), Triticale, Triticum aestivum, Triticum durum, Vicia faba, Vitis vinifera and Zea mays.
  • the method according to the invention can preferably be used in genetically modified crops.
  • genetically modified crops is to be understood as plants, which genetic material has been modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques in a way that under natural circumstances it cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding, mutations, natural recombination, breeding, mutagenesis, or genetic engineering.
  • one or more genes have been integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modified plant in order to improve certain prop- erties of the plant.
  • Such genetic modifications also include but are not limited to targeted post- transtional modification of protein(s), oligo- or polypeptides e. g. by glycosylation or polymer additions such as prenylated, acetylated or farnesylated moieties or PEG moieties.
  • Plants that have been modified by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering, e.g. have been rendered tolerant to applications of specific classes of herbicides, are particularly useful with the composition and method according to the invention.
  • Tolerance to classes of herbicides has been developed such as auxin herbicides such as dicamba or 2,4-D (i.e.
  • auxin tolerant crops bleacher herbicides such as hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors or phytoene desaturase (PDS) inhibitors; acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors such as sulfonyl ureas or imidazolinones; enolpyruvyl shikimate 3-phosphate synthase (EPSP) inhibitors such as glyphosate; glutamine synthetase (GS) inhibitors such as glufosinate; protoporphyrinogen-IX oxidase (PPO) inhibitors; lipid biosynthesis inhibitors such as acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors; or oxynil (i.
  • HPPD hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase
  • PDS phytoene desaturase
  • ALS acetolactate synthase
  • EBP enolpyruvyl shiki
  • plants have been made resistant to multiple classes of herbicides through multiple genetic modifications, such as resistance to both glyphosate and glufosinate or to both glyphosate and a herbicide from another class such as ALS inhibitors, HPPD inhibitors, auxin herbicides, or ACCase inhibitors.
  • herbicide resistance technologies are, for example, described in Pest Management Science 61 , 2005, 246; 61 , 2005, 258; 61 , 2005, 277; 61 , 2005, 269; 61 , 2005, 286; 64, 2008, 326; 64, 2008, 332; Weed Science 57, 2009, 108; Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58, 2007, 708; Science 316, 2007, 1 185; and references quoted therein.
  • mutagenesis e.g. Clearfield ® summer rape (Canola, BASF SE, Germany) being tolerant to imidazolinones, e. g. imazamox, or ExpressSun® sunflowers (DuPont, USA) being tolerant to sulfonyl ureas, e. g. tribenuron.
  • Genetic engineering methods have been used to render cultivated plants such as soybean, cotton, corn, beets and rape, tolerant to herbicides such as glyphosate, dicamba, imidazolinones and glufosinate, some of which are under devel- opment or commercially available under the brands or trade names RoundupReady ® (glyphosate tolerant, Monsanto, USA), Cultivance® (imidazolinone tolerant, BASF SE, Germany) and LibertyLink ® (glufosinate tolerant, Bayer CropScience, Germany).
  • herbicides such as glyphosate, dicamba, imidazolinones and glufosinate, some of which are under devel- opment or commercially available under the brands or trade names RoundupReady ® (glyphosate tolerant, Monsanto, USA), Cultivance® (imidazolinone tolerant, BASF SE, Germany) and LibertyLink ® (glufosinate
  • the crops are genetically modified crops, that are tolerant at least to auxins, in par- ticular crops which are tolerant at least to dicamba or 2,4-D.
  • the crops are tolerant to auxins (e.g. dicamba or 2,4-D) and to glyphosate.
  • plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins, especially those known from the bacterial genus Bacillus, particularly from Bacillus thuringiensis, such as a-endotoxins, e. g. CrylA(b), CrylA(c), CrylF, CrylF(a2), CryllA(b), CrylllA, CrylllB(bl ) or Cry9c; vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIP), e. g. VIP1 , VIP2, VIP3 or VIP3A; insecticidal proteins of bacteria colonizing nematodes, e. g. Photorhabdus spp.
  • VIP vegetative insecticidal proteins
  • toxins produced by animals such as scorpion toxins, arachnid toxins, wasp toxins, or other insect-specific neurotoxins; toxins pro- prised by fungi, such Streptomycetes toxins, plant lectins, such as pea or barley lectins; agglutinins; proteinase inhibitors, such as trypsin inhibitors, serine protease inhibitors, patatin, cystatin or papain inhibitors; ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP), such as ricin, maize-RIP, abrin, luffin, saporin or bryodin; steroid metabolism enzymes, such as 3-hydroxy-steroid oxidase, ecdyster- oid-IDP-glycosyl-transferase, cholesterol oxidases, ecdysone inhibitors or HMG-CoA-reductase; ion channel blockers, such as 3-hydroxy-steroid oxidase,
  • these insecticidal proteins or toxins are to be under-stood expressly also as pre-toxins, hybrid proteins, truncated or otherwise modified proteins.
  • Hybrid proteins are characterized by a new combination of protein do- mains, (see, e. g. WO 02/015701 ).
  • Further examples of such toxins or genetically modified plants capable of synthesizing such toxins are dis-closed, e. g., in EP-A 374 753, WO
  • plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the resistance or tolerance of those plants to bacterial, viral or fungal pathogens.
  • proteins are the so-called "pathogenesis- related proteins" (PR proteins, see, e.g. EP-A 392 225), plant disease resistance genes (e. g. potato culti-vars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the mexican wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum) or T4-lyso-zym (e.g. potato cultivars capable of synthesizing these proteins with increased resistance against bacteria such as Er- winia amylvora).
  • PR proteins pathogenesis- related proteins
  • plant disease resistance genes e. g. potato culti-vars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the mexican wild potato Solanum bulbocastanum
  • plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the productivity (e.g. bio mass production, grain yield, starch content, oil content or protein content), tolerance to drought, salinity or other growth-limiting environ-mental factors or tolerance to pests and fungal, bacterial or viral pathogens of those plants.
  • productivity e.g. bio mass production, grain yield, starch content, oil content or protein content
  • plants are also covered that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve human or animal nutrition, e. g. oil crops that produce health-promoting long-chain omega-3 fatty acids or unsaturated omega-9 fatty acids (e. g. Nexera ® rape, DOW Agro Sciences, Canada).
  • plants are also covered that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of substances of content or new substances of content, specifically to improve raw material production, e.g. potatoes that produce increased amounts of amylopectin (e.g. Am- flora ® potato, BASF SE, Germany).
  • compositions and method according to the invention are also suitable for the defoliation and/or desiccation of plant parts, for which crop plants such as cotton, potato, oilseed rape, sunflower, soybean or field beans, in particular cotton, are suitable.
  • crop plants such as cotton, potato, oilseed rape, sunflower, soybean or field beans, in particular cotton
  • compositions have been found for the desiccation and/or defoliation of plants, processes for preparing these compositions, and methods for desiccating and/or defoliating plants using the composition and method according to the invention.
  • composition and method according to the invention are suitable in particular for desiccating the above-ground parts of crop plants such as potato, oilseed rape, sunflower and soybean, but also cereals. This makes possible the fully mechanical harvesting of these important crop plants.
  • composition and method according to the invention can be applied pre- or post-emergence, or together with the seed of a crop plant. It is also possible to apply the compounds and compositions by applying seed, pretreated with a composition of the invention, of a crop plant. If the active compounds A and C and, if appropriate C, are less well tolerated by certain crop plants, application techniques may be used in which the herbicidal compositions are sprayed, with the aid of the spraying equipment, in such a way that as far as possible they do not come into contact with the leaves of the sensitive crop plants, while the active compounds reach the leaves of undesirable plants growing underneath, or the bare soil surface (post-directed, lay-by).
  • growth stage refers to the growth stages as defined by the BBCH Codes in "Growth stages of mono-and dicotyledonous plants", 2nd edition 2001 , edited by Uwe Meier from the Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.
  • the BBCH codes are a well established system for a uniform coding of phonologically simi-lar growth stages of all mono- and dicotyledonous plant species. In some countries related codes are known for specific crops. Such codes may be correlated to the BBCH code as exemplified by Harell et al., Agronomy J.. 1998, 90, 235-238.
  • the tank mix may be allowed to act on crops at any growth stage, such as at BBCH Code 0, 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and/or 7.
  • the tank mix is allowed to act on crops at a growth stage of BBCH Code 0, 1 and/or 2, or their habitat.
  • the tank mix is allowed to act on crops at a growth stage of BBCH Code 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and/or 7, especially 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and/or 7.
  • the treatment of crop with a pesticide may be done by applying said pesticide by ground or aerial application, preferably by ground application. Suitable application devices are a predosage device, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank or a spray plane.
  • the treatment is done by ground application, for example by a predosage device, a knapsack sprayer or a spray tank.
  • the ground application may be done by a user walking through the crop field or with a motor vehicle, preferably with a motor vehicle.
  • the term "effective amount” denotes an amount of the tank mix, which is sufficient for control- ling undesired vegetation and which does not result in a substantial damage to the treated crops. Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, such as the species to be controlled, the treated cultivated plant or habitat, the climatic conditions and the pesticide.
  • the tank mix is typically applied at a volume of 5 to 5000 l/ha, preferably of 50 to 500 l/ha.
  • the tank mix is typically applied at a rate of 5 to 3000 g/ha pesticide (e.g. dicamba), preferably 20 to 1500 g/ha.
  • the tank mix is typically applied at a rate of 0,1 to 10 kg/ha base, preferably 0,2 to 5 kg/ha.
  • the composition or method according to the invention can be applied by treating seed.
  • the treatment of seed comprises essentially all procedures familiar to the person skilled in the art (seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking, seed film coat- ing, seed multilayer coating, seed encrusting, seed dripping and seed pelleting) based on the composition and method according to the invention.
  • the herbicidal compositions can be applied diluted or undiluted.
  • seed comprises seed of all types, such as, for example, corns, seeds, fruits, tubers, seedlings and similar forms.
  • seed describes corns and seeds.
  • the seed used can be seed of the useful plants mentioned above, but also the seed of transgenic plants or plants obtained by customary breeding methods.
  • the rates of application of the active compound are from 0.0001 to 3.0, preferably 0.01 to 1 .0 kg/ha of active substance (a.s.), depending on the control target, the season, the target plants and the growth stage.
  • the pesticides are generally employed in amounts of from 0.001 to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed.
  • the present invention also relates to a use of the tank mix adjuvant for increasing the efficacy of a pesticide, wherein the tank mix adjuvant comprises a base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate, and wherein the tank mix adjuvant is present in form of a particulate solid, which contains at least 50 wt% of the base.
  • the present invention also relates to a tank mix adjuvant which comprises the auxiliary and the base selected from a carbonate and/or a phosphate, wherein the tank mix adjuvant is present in form in form of a particulate solid, which contains at least 50 wt% of the base.
  • the auxiliary in the particulate solid may be selected from anti-foaming agents (e.g. silicones), binders, anti-drift agents, or separating agents.
  • the invention offers various advantages: There is a very low rate of unwanted phytotoxic damage in neighboring areas in which other crops (e.g. dicotyledon crops) grow; the pesticidal effect of the pesticide is increased; the tank mix adjuvants are easy and safe to handle and to apply; the volatility of pesticides (e.g. auxin herbicides) is decreased; the efficacy of pesticides (e.g. glyphosate), which are sensitive to to multivalent cations like Ca 2+ or Mg 2+ is conserved; the invention is very safe to crops; the low volatility of pesticides (e.g. auxin herbicides) is preserved or even decreased also after addition of anionic pesticides comprising mono- or diamine cations (e.g.
  • Particular advantagous is the low volume of the tank mix adjuvant, e.g. for storage or for transport; or that when the solid tank mix adjuvant got spoiled, it was more easy to clean up compared to liquid adjuvants; or that the ratio of glyphosate and base are flexible, e.g. to allow to adjust the pH value.
  • Clarity® Agrochemical formulation of dicamba salt of 2-(-aminoethoxy)ethanol (watersoluble concentrate SL, 480 g/l, commercially available from BASF Corperation).
  • Banvel® Agrochemical formulation of dicamba salt of dimethylamine (watersoluble concen- trate SL, 48,2 wt%, commercially available from BASF Corperation).
  • Touchdown® HiTech Agrochemical formulation of glyphosate potassium salt (watersoluble concentrate SL, 500 g/l, commercially available from Syngenta).
  • a mixture of 900 g K2CO3 and 100 g KHCO3 were provided in a fluidized bed granulator. 100 ml of a 10 wt% aqueous suspension of kaolin were sprayed into the fluidized bed. Water was simultaneously removed by a stream of hot air (100 °C). After sieving a dried particulated product was obtained with a particle size D90 below 10 mm.
  • Example 2 Preparation of particulated tank mix adjuvant
  • a sprayable tank mix is prepared by mixing at 20 °C while stirring a commercial SL formulation (Clarity®, Banvel®, or Touchdown® Hitech), water, and the tank mix adjuvants of Examples 1 or 2.
  • the concentration of the pesticide is 1 , 5, or 15 g/l, respectively, and the concentration of the dissolved base is 3, 30 or 50 g/l, respectively, in the tank mix.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé de préparation d'un mélange en cuve, qui comprend l'étape de mise en contact d'une formulation de pesticide, d'eau et d'un adjuvant de mélange en cuve, l'adjuvant de mélange en cuve comprenant une base choisie parmi un carbonate et/ou un phosphate, et l'adjuvant de mélange en cuve étant présent sous forme d'un solide particulaire, qui contient au moins 10 % pds de la base. L'invention concerne également l'utilisation d'un adjuvant de mélange en cuve pour augmenter l'efficacité d'un pesticide, l'adjuvant de mélange en cuve comprenant une base choisie parmi un carbonate et/ou un phosphate, et l'adjuvant de mélange en cuve étant présent sous forme d'un solide particulaire, qui contient au moins 10 % pds de la base ; un adjuvant de mélange en cuve qui comprend un auxiliaire et une base choisie parmi un carbonate et/ou un phosphate, l'adjuvant de mélange en cuve étant présent sous forme d'un solide particulaire, qui contient au moins 10 % pds de la base ; et un procédé de lutte contre les champignons phytopathogènes et/ou la végétation indésirable et/ou une attaque d'insectes ou d'acariens indésirables et/ou la régulation de la croissance des plantes, le mélange en cuve pouvant agir sur les nuisibles respectifs, leur environnement ou les plantes à protéger du nuisible respectif, sur le sol et/ou sur des plantes indésirables et/ou des plantes cultivées et/ou leur environnement.
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